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PARIS — He fooled us again, which is, in itself, quite a feat at this stage of the game.Perhaps Rafael Nadal really means it when he talks down his chances at Roland...

LOS ANGELES — The connective tissues stretch all the way across the country and back again, binding Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Queens. Through the years, through all the true bounces and bad...

“Banning team sports, particularly ones that represent Russia, is certainly justified,” he said. “But it would be hard to exclude the hockey players. The hardest one to justify would be banning Vasilevskiy...

Swiatek, an avid reader and excellent student during her high school years, is a particularly thoughtful and engaged young champion. Gauff, the prodigy from Delray Beach, Fla., is a particularly thoughtful and...

June 4, 2022, 10:22 a.m. ETJune 4, 2022, 10:22 a.m. ETCredit...Pete Kiehart for The New York TimesAfter winning her first French Open out of season in October as an unseeded teenager, Iga...

It was one of the more amusing moments of the N.B.A. playoffs.During Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics reserve guard Payton Pritchard drove into the paint against the...

Ruud, 23, became the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a victory, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, over No. 20 Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion who...

Why is there room at the top for only one women’s sport?We head now into the French Open’s final weekend, a showcase for two suspenseful singles finals. The women’s championship match in...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Boston Celtics’ reaction to winning Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals on Thursday night was a marked contrast from the joyous celebration they had held after winning Game...

SAN FRANCISCO — After a long and eventful road to the N.B.A. finals, Golden State was grateful for a full week to rest and recover before facing the Boston Celtics in Game...